Syngenta AG

Headquarters location: Schwarzwaldalle 215 4058 Basel Tel. 41-61-697-1111 Job offers, investor relations: www.syngenta.com Stock:

Syngenta belongs to shareholder country     % source AstraZeneca Plc 39 Novartis AG 61 » More shareholders of Syngenta AG Syngenta owns subsidiary country     % source Advanta Seeds 50 Les Echos » More subsidiaries of Syngenta AG	Brands name items photo compare the prices Advanta Ethishop C.C.Benoist Ethishop Conrad Fafard Ethishop Dia-Engei Ethishop Dianizon Ethishop Golden Harvest Ethishop Gramoxone â Ethishop Greenleaf Genetics (Joint-Venture) Ethishop Ortho Ethishop Real-Kill Ethishop Sopra Ethishop Spectracide Ethishop Syngenta Ethishop Tomono Agrica Ethishop Zeraim Gedera Ethishop » Shop local, ethical and at the best price on Ethishop !
« ETHICAL » RATING OF SYNGENTA , group Novartis AG and subsidiaries [click on the images below or on help for more information] 1 Human: 1 violation(s) of fundamental human rights [+] 6% Job: 6% of company's jobs cut since 1998 [+] 9 Environment: 9 major pollution(s) [+] 3 Delinquency: 3 act(s) of financial or trade delinquency [+] 13 Tax haven, secret bank account, shell companies: operates in 13 offshore financial center(s) [+] 37 Sales: more than 37 billion(s) dollars/euros in annual sales [+] 44 Net profit: more than 44 billion(s) dollars/euros in cumulated net profit since 1998 [+] 637 Top management: earns 637 times the median income in the United States (32000 US$/year) [+] 13 Influence: 13 act(s) of direct corruption or lobbying [+] 4 Advertising & marketing: 4 dubious practice(s) [+] Full profile >>>
Relevance: business & market share year business source 2007 Syngenta AG is the world's biggest maker of agricultural chemicals. Bloomberg 2007 Syngenta, Bayer, Monsanto, BASF, Dow and DuPont together sell 85 percent of the annual pesticide bought in the world, a market valued 30 billion US dollars. IPS 2006 Syngenta makes 7% of the genetically modified plants planted in the world. Les Echos 2006 Syngenta makes 23% of pesticides sprayed in the world. Les Echos 2004 Agrochemicals leader in the world, Syngenta produces and markets GMOs (Corn BT11) which account for 3% of its sales. Les Echos » More business descriptions et market shares for Syngenta AG. World locations & Manufacturing country incentive : address & contact : production type source   Nantong : Kung Fu, Gramoxone Les Echos   Zeraim Gedera : Production, Les Echos » More locations of Syngenta AG » The World map of tax haven, secret accounts and shell companies Syngenta is managed by year name photo position; compensation source 2007Mack, Mike Chief Executive Officer; 2003Barnes, David Vice-president; 2003Bruzelius, Peggy Director; 2003Doyle, Peter Director; 2003Gasser, Ruppert Director; 2003Landolt, Peter Director; 2003Reiser, Pedro Director; 2003Taylor, Martin Director; 2003Thompson, Peter Director; 2003Watter, Rolf Director; 2003Weber, Felix Director; 2000Imhof, Heinz Peter Chairman; 2000Pragnell, Michael Patrick Chief Executive Officer; » More executive salaries for Syngenta AG » Highest paid executives in 2007

Labor conditions year employees <> social impact : country source 2006 19500 Les Echos 2006 -480 Internal restructuring: United Kingdom Les Echos 2004 -181 Le Temps 2003 21457 2002 22364 2002 -232 Les Echos 2001 -149 Edicom 1999 -3000 AP » More restructuring at Syngenta AG » Layoff plans and labour conditions in 2007 Environmental impact year country : consequences source 2007 Brazil : The marketing of the transgenic variety of corn BT 11 resistant to insects was approved by Brazil's national technical Commission of biosecurity. AFP 2007 : Syngenta makes 23% of pesticides sprayed in the world. Les Echos 2007 : Syngenta makes 7% of the genetically modified plants planted in the world. Les Echos 2006 Brazil : The Brazilian State of Parana (south) expropriated Syngenta Seeds of a farm in which the Swiss group proceeded illegally to experimental plantations of transgenic soya and corn near a national reserve, registered with the inheritance of Humanity by UNESCO. The Brazilian legislation prohibits transgenic plantations near protected zones. Parana, which wants to be State a “free of transgenic”, fined Syngenta 360.000 euros. AFP 2005 World : Syngenta filed 15 global patent applications on several thousand gene sequences from rice, to be able to determine price, access, research and re-use of rice seeds in the future. GM Watch 2005 Europe : Fabrique et commercialise le maïs génétiquement modifié BT11 Les Echos 2005 United States of America : Va payer une amende de 375 000 dollars pour avoir disséminé des semences de maïs transgénique Bt10 non autorisées aux Etats-Unis . AFP 2005 : Depuis 2001, a exporté vers l'Union européenne un millier de tonnes d'un maïs génétiquement modifié non autorisé, le Bt-10. Le Bt-10 contient un gène de résistance à l'antibiotique Ampicillin. AFP 2004 : Stockage de 150 000 tonnes de déchets chimiques à Bonfol entre 1961 et 1976 à dix mètres de profondeur, sur une superficie de 20.000 m2. AFP » More environmental impacts by Syngenta AG » Pollutions in 2007 Influence year purpose : intermediary/lobby : institution source 2000 Prevent binding environmental regulations (environmental protection through economic growth, self-regulation and free trade) : WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable Development) : : United Nations translate Corporate . 1999 Market admission for genetically modified organisms : EuropaBio : : European Commission translate Corporate . » More influence from Syngenta AG » Influence in 2007 Financials year   sales income source 2007   1.11   billion Eu€ 2006   8 0.63   billion Eu€ 2003   6.58 0.36   billion US$ Les Echos 2002   6.2 -0.03   billion US$ 2001   6.3   billion US$ 2000   4.88 0.56   billion US$ 1999   4.65 0.13   billion Eu€ » More financial data for Syngenta AG » Financial delinquency in 2007

Labor conditions year employees <> social impact : country source  8 informations, access to subscribers » More restructuring at Syngenta AG » Layoff plans and labour conditions in 2007 Environmental impact year country : consequences source  9 informations, access to subscribers » More environmental impacts by Syngenta AG » Pollutions in 2007 Influence year purpose : intermediary/lobby : institution source  2 informations, access to subscribers » More influence from Syngenta AG » Influence in 2007 Financials year financial misdemeanor sales income assets buyback source  7 informations, access to subscribers » More financial data for Syngenta AG » Financial delinquency in 2007

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